TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Technical Session #15:00am - 5:45am PST

What's New in the Delphi LanguageIn this session, Bob will explain the purpose of XE3 record helpers, as well as some existing record helpers found in Delphi XE3, plus a number of custom new record helpers like a TIntegerHelper, enhanced TStringHelper, TArrayHelper and an example TEnumHelper. Bob will only use the Delphi XE3 code editor (and compiler) to demonstrate this new language feature which is available in all editions of Delphi XE3.

Migration from Client/Server to Multi-tier with DataSnap and DelphiDataSnap platform for multi-tier provides powerful capabilities for developers. Now it's easy to start a new multi-tier project with many variants of deployment. But sometimes the goal is to convert the existing Client/Server project into DataSnap version. Sometimes it needs the migration of the code style into pattern, typical for multi-tier programming. So we have a traditional project, implementing interaction with DBMS. How can we support migration? What should be easily change and what needs some refactoring? The presentation will consider the basic and reliable techniques, which will help you to upgrade the existing projects and get the advantages of new DataSnap multi-tier architecture.

IDE Productivity Tips & TechniquesEveryone can benefit from efficiency boosts from time to time. Brian takes you on a journey through a whole list of time-saving Delphi & C++Builder IDE shortcuts and lesser known product features to help give your programming productivity a hike. The lion's share of this session is a reflection on personal experience on trying to be more efficient in the IDE.

Introduction to Visual LiveBindingsLearn how to connect UI controls to datasets using Visual LiveBindings in your VCL and FireMonkey application. In this session you will see how to go from application prototyping using sample data to production by changing your data source to a ClientDataSet or the database of your choice. Learn how to visually organize your project with layers and use LiveBindings actions to easily navigate through images and data in your applications.

An Overview of New Features of FireMonkey FM2, Part IAn overview presentation and demonstrations of new features in FireMonkey FM2, including anchors and layouts, bitmap styles and non-client area styles, and multi-media playback and capture.

An Overview of New Features of FireMonkey FM2, Part IIAn overview presentation and demonstrations of new features in FireMonkey FM2, including Location and Accelerometer sensors and Touch and Gestures.

Creating Custom FireMonkey Controls with Delphi XE3RAD Studio supports cross-platform user interface development with the FireMonkey framework. Like the VCL, FireMonkey is component-based, but unlike the VCL, FireMonkey is based around the concept of styles. As a result, creating custom FireMonkey controls is quite a bit different than create VCL controls. This session provides you with what you need to get started building custom FireMonkey controls.

Creating your First InterBase Application using DelphiThis presentation is designed for a user starting to use InterBase and Delphi. It demonstrates how to create a database and tables using IBConsole, and shows how to create a small useful trigger and how to import data. You'll also see how to create a simple database application using InterBase Express with FireMonkey using Delphi.

An Introduction to Model-View-View Model (MVVM) in DelphiWith the addition of cross-platform support to Delphi, and the coming Mobile Studio product, there is an increasing need to have device-specific User Interfaces. At the same time, you want to minimize the amount of code you have to rewrite for each platform. This session will look at Model-View-ViewModel, one technique that leverages LiveBindings to not only minimize the effort required to slide different UIs in front of your code, but also increases the maintainability and testability of your app as a bonus.

VENDOR SHOWCASE: Profiling of 64-bit Applications with AQtime and DelphiThe presentation consists of two parts. In the first part the presenter will introduce five tips for improvement of performance of your algorithms written in Delphi code inside RAD Studio XE3. Each tip will be followed with an example demonstration using the free tool AQtime Standard shipping with RAD Studio. The second part of the presentation will focus on some more advanced topics including line level profiling and advanced counters for in depth analysis of performance of your code.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Getting Practical with DataSnap: A Hands-on Session with PrizesIn this fast paced session, attendees will be shown how to take and run with this ready-to-use DataSnap based business engine and how it has been built. Step-by-step, you will be shown how to populate it with your own data structures and output information to any client type, including stunning FireMonkey client applications. Along the way, you will see how to use each of the server side state for data management (Session, Invocation, Server) plus a number of language features introduced from D7 up to XE3 within Delphi, and shows how RTTI partnered with FireMonkey Styles can help build dynamic run time generated screens from any object; A Competition! At the end of this session, get the link to the project code, download it and join the competition to build a front end view of data coming out the engine using your favourite C++ / Delphi tools. So what are you waiting for?

VENDOR SHOWCASE: Cross-platform Reporting with FireMonkeyThis session covers the advantages and limitations of business reporting creation with FastReport under FireMonkey. The presentation will include a short review, comparison with VCL, and demonstration of possibilities.

PRODUCT ADDRESS: HTML5 BuilderIn this session, Product Manager Sarina DuPont talks about what HTML5 Builder is all about and how you can leverage the latest in web technologies to build mobile and web apps using HTML5 Builder. This session also includes demos.

LiveBindings: Expressions and Side EffectsAt the core of LiveBindings, first introduced in Delphi XE2, is an expression engine designed to evaluate string expressions dynamically at runtime. This presentation looks at some of the internals of LiveBindings, and shows how the expression engine can be used to implement powerful side effects.

Delphi XE3 Development for Windows 8This session covers the "dual" architecture of Windows 8, Delphi XE3 support for desktop applications including some new Windows 8 APIs, the Metropolis styles in VCL and FireMonkey, plus the LiveTile component.

ClientDataSets Part 4: Aggregates and GroupStateThis series on ClientDataSets continues with a look at aggregates and group state. Presented by ClientDataSet expert Cary Jensen, this session demonstrates how to define and control aggregate calculations, as well as how and when to determine group state.

Building Scalable, Multi-tier Systems with DataSnap XE3In this demo-oriented session, learn how to use RAD Studio XE3 and DataSnap architecture for creating scalable, multitier, secure systems. See different DataSnap server and client application types, use role-based authentication/authorization framework for fine-grained security, check out how to use callbacks, and learn what it takes to deploy your server to the cloud.

VENDOR SHOWCASE: Tour of the New Gnostice Document Processing ToolsIn this session, we'll take a tour of the new products and features of the Gnostice XtremeDevSystem suite of tools for electronic document processing. Processing that includes creating, viewing, printing, editing and working with formats such as PDF, DOCX and others. We'll look at both the VCL version using Delphi and the .NET version using Delphi Prism. Along the way, we'll also look at some general technological aspects of the PDF format.

The schedule of sessions & speakers are subject to change without notice.

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Technical Session #255:00am - 5:45am PST

FireMonkey 3D Programming in Delphi XE3The FireMonkey framework available in RAD Studio XE3 contains a number of enhancements for creating cross-platform 3D applications, including new material system based on GPU shaders and enhanced "TModel3D" component. Join this session to see how easy and funny 3D programming with FM2 can be!

HTML5 Builder Mobile Development & DeploymentLearn how to build client and server mobile applications using JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 and PHP with connectivity to leading databases and deploy to iOS, Android, BlackBerry and Windows Phone. Also covered in this session is mobile user interface styling, and how to use the included HTML5 components like the multimedia component for rendering video and audio in your mobile applications.

Introduction to the JCLThis session covers what the open source Jedi Code Library (JCL) provides. This session also discusses some of the best known areas of the JCL such as its JCLDebug.pas unit as well as many of the lesser known areas, that can really simplify what you do.

PRODUCT ADDRESS: InterBaseCome learn what's new in InterBase XE3 and how we are making it easier for RAD Studio/C++ developers to develop C/S and embedded database applications with InterBase. We will also highlight what we have planned for the upcoming year (2013) to take InterBase to Mobile OS platforms so you can deliver your database applications to multiple platforms using the highly productive and small footprint software stack.

LiveBindings: Using Bind Sources and AdaptersJim will use bind source components and adapter components to link non-db data. Learn how to use intermediate fields, how to link controls to user-defined TObjects, and how to create custom adapter components.

Using jQuery with DataSnap REST ApplicationsAn overview of the architecture and features of Delphi DataSnap REST applications, an introduction to jQuery, and how to use it in practice to improve the website of the model (including using a few jQuery components).

The Very Best of What's New in RAD Studio XE3David I will present several "code only, no slides" demonstrations of several new capabilities in RAD Studio XE3 including: device and sensor management, capturing audio and video, location and motion sensors, FireMonkey gestures and actions, material source for FireMonkey 3D components, building FireMonkey apps for the Apple Mac Store and whatever else fits into the time available for this session.

HTML5 Builder Multi-tier Application DevelopmentThis session shows how to create and use a DataSnap REST Client Module to access a Delphi DataSnap server and call the functions exposed by the Delphi DataSnap server. DataSnap is a technology that enables RAD creation of multi-tier web applications. We will use HTML5 Builder to create a client-side web applications that interacts with DataSnap. A DataSnap REST client module is a data module that lets you access a DataSnap server. You can then include that data module in another data module or a web page to be able to call the functions exposed by the DataSnap server.

Effective Business Objects in FireMonkeyThis session will show how to build a business-type multi-platform application that is built on top of Aurelius ORM, consumes it's data by connecting to a REST Service and presents the data by utilizing LiveBindings.

VENDOR SHOWCASE: CodeSite Express vs CodeSite StudioCodeSite is an advanced debugging and application logging system that gives developers deeper insight into how their code is executing. CodeSite Express, which is included in RAD Studio, provides core logging functionality but does not include the full range of capabilities that are available in CodeSite Studio. In this session, the core functionality of CodeSite Express is demonstrated along with a several examples of the more advanced features of CodeSite Studio.

VENDOR SHOWCASE: Effectively Using Raize ComponentsRaize Components is a user interface design system for Delphi and C++Builder. At its center is a collection of more than 125 general-purpose native VCL controls. This session will demonstrate how developers use Raize Components to build sophisticated user interfaces in less time with less effort. In addition, specific attention will be focused on new RAD Studio features such as VCL Styles and how they can be leveraged in Raize Components.